Placenames

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Abhainn an Taigh Sgoile (the stream of the school house), also known as Allt Corrach (the steep burn) or Allt Innis Nèill (Angus Neil’s’ burn) 659081 [F. CM] MAP.7.68

Abhainn Ceann Locha or Allt Ceann Locha (the river of the head of the loch, Kinloch) [F OS] 702160

Abhainn Creag Bharasteil 629031 [CM] MAP.9.16

An Abhainn Mhòr (the big burn) 590005 [CM] MAP.8.23

Abhainn na Pàirc (the burn of the park) 580100 [CM] MAP.5.32

Abhainn Tora 673152 [CM] MAP.1.23

Acairseid, Acarsaid an Rudha (the anchorage, the anchorage of the point) Acairseid from Norse or Old Icelandic akkeri-sàt, akkarsaeti. On the chart it appears as Archasig Hirm ie Acairseid Thioram. Just north of Point of Sleat. 538002.[F, OS]

Aird a’ bhasair - Ardavasar, Ardvasar-Sair, -Soir (Forbes gives this as meaning the deadly, fatal height but it is more likely to mean the height of the East Bay - Forbes has it wrong: Mr Macdougall.) [F, CM] MAP.9.

Airigh Mhic Dhaibhidh (the sheiling of the son of David) Sasaig Hill [F]

Airigh na Gobhar (the sheiling of the goats) Monadh Meadhonach [F]

Airigh na Losgainn (the sheiling of the toads or frogs) Monadh Meadhonach [F]

Airigh na Suirgh, Suiridhe (the sheiling of courtship) or Airigh na Saorach (the sheiling of hardship). The first name is given in Forbes and on the first edition of the Ordnance Survey. The second is given on modern OS maps and in local tradition. Only partly in Sleat, it is in the Black Lochs area. See also Drochaidh Airigh na Saorach. 682160 [F, LHS, OS]

Allen, Ailean (a green or meadow) Forbes records this as being near Camuscross but it is recorded on the Stobie map of Sleat of 1763 as between Letterfura and Kylerhea - 739159.[F]

Allt a’ Bhodaich (the burn of the old man) 672138 [CM] MAP.4.20.

Allt a’ Bhuiribh (the burn of the dead - mairbh) 605016 [CM] MAP.9.54

Allt a’ Chamairt (river of the crooked neck) According to Forbes this was at Camuscross but local residents do not recognise the name. More likely he means Allt a’ Cham-aird which is between Calligarry and Tormore. 615024[F, OS]

Allt a’ Cheanneachain, Cheannaichean (the burn of the merchant) There is a tradition that in a narrow pass near this burn Big MacGillivray killed two pack-men; their bodies were found where the burn met the sea. [F]

Allt a’ Chinn Mhòir (the stream of the great head-land) Ord. 706187.[F, OS]

Allt Lochan Sgeir, Loch an Sgoir (the burn of the little loch skerry, of loch of the sgor or peak) 704172.[F, OS]

Allt Meodail (Meodail’s burn) 117108 [CM] MAP.4.122

Allt Mhàrtain (Martin’s burn) 653108 [(CM, OS] MAP.4.123

Allt Mhocaidh Allt Bhociadh (Vokie or Mochie’s burn) According to Forbes this was the local Sleat word meaning “frightfulness”. Bocan - a bogle. There is also a story of a giant called Mòchaidh who lived on Sgiath Bheinn an Uird. He is supposed to have kicked or pushed a huge boulder into the sea at Ord. 665152 [F,CM] MAP.1.19

Ard Snusaich. Forbes notes this together with Ob Snusaich. He is not sure of the derivation thinking it may be related to the word snaoiseach. He places it south of Camuscross so probably means Ard Snaosaig . If so it is at 698108 [F, OS]

Ard, Aird ‘ic Illican, Uillicein, Cuilcein (MacKillican’s, Wilkinson’s, or Wilkins’ height) A field on the Glebe, Kilmore, nearest the seashore, it was also called the seapark. John M’Killican, minister of Fodderty, who refused to conform with Episcopalianism, held meetings or services here. He had little Gaelic so returned to Alness in 1686. 657067 [F]